Celebrities: Oscar voting glitches force one-day extension

Keeping up with the digital age isn't exactly going as planned for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Glitches with its new electronic voting system forced a 24-hour extension of the voting deadline for nominees for the 85th annual Oscars.

Originally, the 5,700 voting members had until 5 p.m. Jan. 3 to submit their online or paper ballots. But many members reported issues with obtaining passwords needed for the Academy's new computerized voting process -- which was supposed to make voting easier.

"By extending the voting deadline we are providing every opportunity available to make the transition to online balloting as smooth as possible," said Ric Robertson, the Academy's chief operating officer, in a statement. "We're grateful to our global membership for joining us in this process."